Jimmie Akesson

Jimmie Akesson (17 May 1979-) was the leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats from 7 May 2005, succeeding Mikael Jansson.

Biography
Jimmie Akesson was born in Ivetofta, Scania, Sweden in 1979, and he grew up in Solvesborg, Blekinge. He was a member of the youth wing of the Moderate Party before joining the Sweden Democrats in 1995, supporting the party's Euroscepticism and xenophobia. He worked as a web designer before working full-time in politics, becoming a Solvesborg councilman in 1998 and chairman of his party's youth league from 2000 to 2005. In 2005, Akesson became his party's leader, and he was elected to the Riksdag in 2010. In 2018, his party gained momentum due to a rise in gang violence among migrants, and it was feared that his far-right party might become the second-largest party in the country. His party gained 20 seats, mostly in southern Sweden, but they fell eight seats shy of tying with the Moderate Party for the title of second-largest party.